Sergeant Henri Le Fevre Brown (May 30, 1842 – April 29, 1910) was an American soldier who fought in the
American Civil War. Brown received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the
Medal of Honor, for his action during the
Battle of the Wilderness
The Battle of the Wilderness was fought on May 5–7, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the first battle of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant's 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Arm ...
in
Virginia on 6 May 1864. He was honored with the award on 23 June 1896.
Biography
Brown was born in
Jamestown, New York
Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest pop ...
on 30 May 1842 and enlisted into the Company G, 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry at Ellicott, New York on 23 July 1861.
He served in this company until 23 June 1864 when he was transferred to the
120th New York Infantry. It was while still enlisted in the 72nd Volunteer Infantry that Brown would perform the act of gallantry that earned him the Medal of Honor. He mustered out of the army on 3 June 1865, at the conclusion of the war.
After the war, Brown worked for the railway mail service.
[ In 1902, he published a book, ''The History of the Third Regiment, Excelsior Brigade, 72nd New York Volunteer Infantry''.]
Medal of Honor citation
See also
* List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F
References
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1842 births
1910 deaths
People from Jamestown, New York
Union Army soldiers
People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor
American military historians